People 'clapped and cheered' as explosion ripped through precinct shoppers 'couldn't wait to see the death of'
Generations of Greater Manchester shoppers will remember the widely regarded "disaster" that was St Peter's Precinct. Built in 1967, it was at the time Oldham's flagship retail destination, and provided subway access to Henshaw Street, Cheapside and Market Street.
The unattractive, windswept precinct had become so much of a running joke in the town, that an advertising feature placed in Oldham's The Advertiser newspaper in June, 1986 tried to make-light of its problems in an attempt to attract more shoppers. Soon more newspaper stories appeared in The Advertiser announcing exciting plans for a new shopping centre to replace St Peter's Precinct. To make sure the new retail venture didn't suffer the same fate, the "three-level centre with car park and conservatory would act as a windbreak" hopefully putting a stop to the weather problems that plagued the old precinct.
But what to call this new space-age shopping paradise? One of the earliest proposed names was Crystal City. "Rising out of the ashes of the precinct will be the planned shopping development The Spindles. Developers Arlington's hope that the name will reflect the pride felt by Oldhamers for the town's long links with the cotton industry."
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